Guitar stand



July 3, 1951 L, sc 2,559,200

GUITAR STAND Filed Oct. 25, 1949 INVENTOR LEONA/GD E. SCH/3E /7/ %na74,@//2mm Um ATTORNEYS,

Patented July 3, 1951 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE GUITAR STAND Leonard E. Schaf, Detroit, Mich.

Application October 25, 1949, Serial No. 123,475

1 Claim. 1

This invention relates to an adjustable guitar stand.

It is an object of this invention to provide a guitar stand of the kind to be more particularly described hereinafter, which is adaptable, by simple adjustment of the swinging arms, for supportin Spanish types of guitars.

Another object of this invention is to provide a guitar-supporting stand of this kind for properly supporting a guitar at a selected height and angle to be played by a person in a standing position, as preferred especially by musicians in small orchestras.

Still another object of this invention is to provide a guitar stand of this kind, the use of which will eliminate the requirement of a shoulder strap so objectionable because of its undue wear on the clothing of the musician. With the guitar supported at a selected angle in front of the musician, a clear view of the entire fingerboard is afforded the musician.

With the above and other objects in view, my invention consists in the arrangement, combination and details of construction disclosed in the drawings and specification, and then more particularly pointed out in the appended claim.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a guitar-supporting stand constructed accordin to an embodiment of my invention;

Figure 2 is a top plan view of the stand;

Figure 3 is a side elevation, partly broken away;

Figure 4 is a transverse section taken on the line 4-4 of Figure 2;

Figure 5 is a fragmentary detailed section taken on the line 5-5 of Figure 2;

Figure 6 is a perspective view of one of the supporting arms removed from the assembly.

Referring to the drawings, the numeral l0 designates generally a guitar-supporting stand constructed according to an embodiment of this invention for supporting a Spanish type of guitar for playing by a musician in a standing position. The stand H3 is formed for supporting the guitar G at a selected height and angle to be chosen or selected by the musician both to be varied for other musicians to suit their preferences.

The stand I!) is formed with a vertical pedestal ll having supporting legs adjustably mounted on its lower end and the guitar-engaging cradle l2 rockably and swively mounted on its upper end.

A plurality of supporting legs M are pivoted on the extreme lower end of the pedestal and are adapted to be pivoted downwardly to a horizontal, laterally extending position from a folded, upwardly extending, retracted position along the pedestal. The vertical adjustment of the height of the stand is determined by the selected downwardly pivoted position of the legs M. A ring or collar 15 is slidably adjustable along the length of the pedestal or tube H and secured in a selected adjusted position by the set screw 16 engageable through the collar l5 and abutting the tube I I. Links I! are pivoted at one end on each of the legs l4 intermediate the length thereof, and at the other end to a side of the collar l5.

A bracket [8 is fixed to the extreme upper end of the pedestal l l and is formed with an outwardly-extending arm 19. A bolt 20 is secured to the outer end of the arm l9 and extends upwardly therefrom. A ball 21 is fixed to or formed on the upper end of the bolt 20 and constitutes the pivot member of a swivel connection 22 for swively securing the cradle l2 on the pedestal I I.

The cradle I2 is formed with an elongated base member 24 on one end of which a pair of arms 25 and 26 are pivotally connected at one end. The arms 25 and 26 are normally positioned in divergent relation to each other on opposite sides of the base 24, as shown in Figure 2 of the drawings. For adjustment, the arms 25 and 26 are pivoted about their respective pivot bolts for accomplishing the adjustment to suit the need of the particular instrument to be supported. The frictional resistance of the pivot pins for the arms 25 and 26 on the base 24 is such as to hold the arms in their adjusted positions, and this resistance may be adjusted by a suitable nut on a pivot bolt or by the resistance between the arms and the base when a rivet is used.

A socket 2! is fixed on the lower side of the base 24 adjacent to one end thereof, which frictionally encloses the ball 2| so as to provide the swivel connection between the cradle l2 and pedestal H.

An upwardly-extending lug or finger 28 is formed on the free end of the arm 25 and a similar lug or finger 29 is formed on the free end of the other swingable arm 26. The lugs or fingers 28 and 29 constitute abutments for engaging opposite sides of the body of the guitar at one end thereof.

A yoke 30 is carried by the end of the base 24 opposite the arms 25 and 26 for engagement with the neck of the guitar G where the neck is secured to the body. The yoke 36 is formed as a small cradle, U-shaped in configuration, having a pair of spaced-apart side arms 3| and 32 connected together by a bight member 34. The bight member 34 is fixedly secured to the base 2 1 by bolts 35 or other suitable fastening means. An intermediate cross bar 39 is fixed between the side arms 3| and 32 engaging the side arms intermediate the length thereof and positioned parallel to the bight portion 34 Suitable pads 31, made of rubber, cork, or other suitable soft material, are carried by the arms 3! and 32 for covering the upwardly-extending portions of the arms to insure the instrument G against scratching or scarring by engagement with the supporting means.

Suitable bumpers 39 are fixed on the upper sides of the arms 25 and Z5 and of the base arm 24 for engagement with the under side of the guitar G supported in the cradle I2.

In the use and operation of the adjustable guitar stand ID, the legs M are initially adjusted to extend the cradle !2 the desired distance above the floor. The guitar G is then engaged in the cradle by spreading the pivoted arms 25 and 26 to a substantially aligned extended position and seating the guitar in engagement with one of the arms, as the arm 25, and its respective finger or lug 28. The neck of the instrument is then engaged in the neck cradle on the base 24 and the other pivotal arm 26 is swung under the instrument for clamping the guitar between the lugs or fingers 28 and 29.

For supporting the cradle 12 in its selected adjusted angular position on the swivel 22, a depending brace arm or strut 39 is fixed at its upper end to the under side of the base 24 between the socket 22 and the neck cradle 30, and depends therefrom. A collar 99 is slidable on the pedestal II and clampingly adjustable along the length thereof. The lower end of the strut 39 is pivoted on the collar 40, whereby vertical adjustment of the collar 40 will secure the cradle I2 in its selected angular tilted and swiveled position.

I do not mean to confine myself to the exact details of construction herein disclosed, but claim all variations falling within the purview of the appended claim.

I claim:

In a guitar stand, a vertical pedestal, a horizontal arm fixed on the upper end of the pedestal and extending laterally from one side of said pedestal, a ball fixed on and rising above said horizontal arm, an elongated base having a socket on its under side enclosing said ball whereby said base can be swiveled on said ball relative to said pedestal, said socket being located at a point intermediate the ends of said base, said base occupying a generally horizontal position across the upper end of said pedestal in line with said horizontal arm and reaching beyond opposite sides of the pedestal, a vertical strut on the same side of said pedestal as said horizontal arm, said strut having an upper end fixed to said base at a point between said socket and the adjacent end of the base and a lower end, a collar frictionally embracing a lower part of said pedestal and adjustable vertically therealong to which the lower end of said strut is pivoted, a guitar neck cradle on said adjacent end of the base, and a pair of arms pivoted at one end on the opposite end of said base, said arms being pivoted on vertical axes to swing laterally with respect to said base and to normally occupy positions at opposite sides of the base, and upstanding fingers on the opposite ends of said arms.

LEONARD E. SCHAF.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

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